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Two Leaders Join Benetech’s Senior Team!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I’m thrilled to announce that Benetech has filled two key positions: Nadine Apelian Dobbs as Communications Director and Elaine Wallace as General Counsel. For more than a decade, Nadine has worked at the intersection of policy and media in major markets including New York, Chicago and Washington, DC.

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

He holds a master’s in neuroscience and a master’s in public policy from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes scholar. Executive Director, Trellis for Tomorrow. Now with C40 Cities, she supports cities in the global network to develop and implement inclusive climate action plans, policies, and programs.

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The Five Building Blocks of a Digital Advocacy Campaign, Part 1: Tell an Impactful Story

Media Cause

Coming from a background in community organizing and public policy — specifically in the anti-rape movement — I understand the importance of effective messaging in advocacy campaigns. While advocating for survivors in San Francisco, I witnessed first-hand how critical stories are in tapping into people’s empathy.

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Benetech Statistician Megan Price talks to local ASA chapter

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Megan Price I recently had the opportunity to present several of HRP’s projects to the local San Francisco chapter of the American Statistical Association (SFASA).

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Nonprofit Harnesses Tech to Plant Tens of Thousands of Trees

Tech Soup

In San Francisco, it took a small group of motivated people to come together to create a nonprofit. Starting with a Small Budget, FUF Plants Nearly Half San Francisco's Street Trees. The group eventually even worked with the city to create San Francisco's first ever Urban Forest Plan.

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Social Media Integrated Campaign Case Study Slam: SSIR Social Media on Purpose Conference

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The panelists included: Cindy Johanson , Executive Director, Edutopia. Matt Fitzgerald , Attention Lab Director, Upwell. Humberto Kam , Director, Online Engagement & Marketing, Monterey Bay Aquarium. Abdi Soltani , Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California.

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Bureaucrats with Clue

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Last night I was able to meet Vivek Kundra, the new Chief Information Officer of the federal government, at an event organized by Full Circle Fund and the Craigslist Foundation hosted by IBM at their offices on Market Street in San Francisco. For me, it's an amazing change.